diff --git a/.readthedocs.yaml b/.readthedocs.yaml
index e96b3d12e..b16f006e1 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yaml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yaml
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ version: 2
 build:
   os: ubuntu-22.04
   tools:
-    python: "3.11"
+    python: "3.12"
 
-# Build documentation in the docs/ directory with Sphinx
+# Build documentation in the "docs/" directory with Sphinx
 sphinx:
    configuration: docs/conf.py